John stein



J. STEIN.

MUSIC STAND.

(No Modell) No. 539,556. Patented May' 21, 1895.

Inventor:

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the screw stem d', of a revolving pianofstool y UNITED STA-TES PATENT OFF-ICE.

JOHN STEIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

Music-STAND.

SPECIFICATION fbi-ming part of Letters Patent No. 539,556, dated May 21, 1895.

Application filed March 6. 1895.

In the accompanying drawings, Figurel is a vertical section of my improved music-stand on line l l, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on line 2 2, Fig. 1; and Fig. 3, a section on line 3 3, Fig. l.

My improved music stand is composed of a pair of parallel uprights a, which are ex- -panded at the top to form the heads a', and

at the bottom to form the feet a2, (dotted line.v

Fig. l.) The uprights a, are connected attheir lower half by a central transversepartition b, the whole constituting the frame of the stand. The heads a', support a fixed top4 plate c, having a central downwardly extend- This socket receives o'r tabouret d.

To the outer ends of the feet a2, are pivotedy sides of the pockets are inclined to the base e3, so that the pockets when closed, taper from Serial No. 540,701. (No model.)

catch g, holds the pockets in their closed poi sition. Y f

The operationof my improved music stand will be readily understood. The player seated upon the stool d, depresses one of the catches g, to release the pocket which may then be readily tilted into'its open position. In this position of the pocket, its contents are properly exposed and in full reach of the 'player who can thus select his music without rising and in fact Without changing his pose. A slight pressure against the pocket will at once close the same to conceal and protect its contents. l L

The advantages connected with my improved music stand are that it permits ready access to the .music, effectively protects the same against dust and that it economizes a complete article of furniture.

What I claim is- 4A music stand composed of a pair of uprights, a perforated top plate supported thereby, a socket depending from the top plate, a pair of diverging pockets hinged to the uprights at opposite sides of the socket, andy stops fsecured to the rear walls ot' the pockets, substantially as specied.

- JOHN STEIN.

Witnesses: f f

WILLIAM SCHULZ, F. V. BErEsEN. 

